FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Wang Theodore T 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/27/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. [BLPH] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PUISSANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, 950 THIRD AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 8,298,755 I (1) By Puissance Cross-Border Opportunities III LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Warrants (right to buy)	03/29/2018	09/29/2022	Common Stock	8,298,755	$ 1.242	I (1)	By Puissance Cross-Border Opportunities III LLC

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wang Theodore T C/O PUISSANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 950 THIRD AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Theodore T. Wang		12/04/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These securities are held directly by Puissance Cross-Border Opportunities III LLC and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Puissance Capital Management LP, the investment manager of Puissance Cross Border Opportunities III LLC; Puissance Capital Management (GP) LLC, the general partner of Puissance Capital Management LP; Puissance Capital Fund (GP) LLC, the general partner of Puissance Cross Border Opportunities III LLC; and Theodore T. Wang, the managing member of Puissance Capital Management (GP) LLC and Puissance Capital Fund (GP) LLC. The Reporting Persons each disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. This report shall not be deemed an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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